Georgia Tech-Savannah Opens Registration for Online Summer Programs: STEAM Whistle Workshops

Staff Report From Savannah CEO

Wednesday, May 13th, 2020

Registration is now open for Georgia Tech-Savannah’s STEAM Whistle Workshops Online Summer Programs. These high quality and uniquely themed week-long programs are designed to engage middle and high school students in their love for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math from the comfort of their homes. From June 1, 2020 through June 26, 2020, Georgia Tech-Savannah will engage your student in exciting STEAM projects and learning. Each week, your student will experience sessions filled with live instruction, self-paced project work, and team-building activities.

These camps offer a variety of different STEAM related topics aimed to challenge and educate students on focused areas and replace our in-person camps we planned to hold this summer. Middle and High School students are encouraged to register; spots are filling up fast. Additional programs will be added in July and registration will open soon!

June 1-5:

Mobile App & Game (Middle School)

Interested in creating mobile apps and games? This fun-filled week for students teaches the basics of App/Game creation for a variety of mobile (iOS and Android) and computer platforms (Mac, Windows, Linux) using the free visual development environment Construct 3. Cost: $150

Seth Bonder Data Science (High School)

The Seth Bonder Summer Program is intended for high school students interested in engineering who have no or minimal background in data science and computer programming. The basics of programming will be taught within the data science field. Cost: $125

June 8-12:

Moving Art (Middle School)

Engineer and design ART that moves, makes you laugh, and challenges you to be inventive! Our program will include a variety of projects - Design Thinking exercises, Art Basics, and Craft projects that include mechanisms and moving parts. Campers will integrate the five-step Engineering Design Process (Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, & Improve) into each of their creations. Cost: $125

Full STEAM Ahead (Middle School)

Want to learn about coding, sensors and simple circuits but don’t know where to start? This fun and fast-paced program is designed to get you started with your very own pocket-sized computer that’s packed with sensors, buttons, and LEDs. Additionally, you’ll learn how to bring your next art project to life with paper circuits. Sign up and join your peers as we move Full STEAM Ahead this summer! Cost: $100

June 15-19:

Coded Beats (Middle School)

Through the process of mixing beats and learning about music production, students will learn valuable STEM skills including computer coding with the Python programming language.

Cost: $150

Into the Storm (High School)

Ever wanted to be a meteorologist or storm researcher? Been caught in severe weather and wondered what caused it? In this one-week program, students will explore the physics behind the formation of hazardous and severe weather events in our atmosphere. Cost: $125

June 22-26:

Full STEAM Ahead (Middle School)

Want to learn about coding, sensors and simple circuits but don’t know where to start? This fun and fast-paced program is designed to get you started with your very own pocket-sized computer that’s packed with sensors, buttons, and LEDs. Additionally, you’ll learn how to bring your next art project to life with paper circuits. Sign up and join your peers as we move Full STEAM Ahead this summer! Cost: $100

GT GIRLS (Middle School)

The GT G.I.R.L.S. (Girls Interested in Rapidly Learning STEAM) Program will introduce girls to exciting careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM)! G.I.R.L.S. will conduct various hands-on activities and experiments throughout the week and have an opportunity to learn from members of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and female GT faculty and students. Cost: $125

“Our goal is to create curiosity in these students from the comfort of their own home,” said Diane Lee, Executive Director of Georgia Tech-Savannah. “Our Summer STEAM Programs have been a huge success in the past, and we hope to continue challenging students’ imagination, while keeping them safe. Our camps will allow them to continue to advance academically over the summer so we can inspire and inform the next generation in STEM Education.”

For more information or to register, visit: https://camps.ceismc.gatech.edu/